Help!

[AndyGumery]

My bonnet wont shup properly the bonnet clasp doesnt hold down the bonnett it wont lock. Has anyone ever had this before?????

 

[Z4M-2006]

Is the cable holding the catch open ?

Is the bonnet pull stuck in the "release" position ?

 

[AndyGumery]

Yeah i pushed it back down bt it doesnt make anything different??

 

[srhutch]

Yeah i pushed it back down bt it doesnt make anything different??

Check under the bonnet, im guessing the cable is sticking.

 

[AndyGumery]

Ok thanks where is the cable for it???

 

[Stuart Truman]

You can see the cable if you look down on the mechanism, or up through the kidney grill. They often stick such that they won't open and some ptfe lubricant on the mechanism sorts it

HTH

 

[AndyGumery]

Thanks thats great "ptft lubricant"?????? Would wdo40 do???

 

[cj10jeeper]

Thanks thats great "ptft lubricant"?????? Would wdo40 do???

Whatever you do don't use WD40. After a few weeks it will start to harden and form a gooey paste that will thicken and bind with dirt and eventaully clog up the cable.

Use any thin machine oil

 

[moe]

If its stuck up use WD40 for reliever, what I do even on my topdowns, any joints, noisy rubbing panels and hinges, I make sure they are always lubricated. I only use WURTH HHS2000, its a silicon grease, just spray after cleaning. This is very very very effective

follow this link http://www.wuerth.co.th/homepage_en/product/product_HHS.html

This will help avoiding future headaches